The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-02

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The Meridian sun is shining. The
halnv air il full OF odors--odors OF
sweet foweis that have come forth tc
tell us thats'spring has come. Peach
ana plum snd cherry trees are in fuil
blaom ans the flower gardens are
fright with jonGuils and iessamlne.
A kind lady sent me a bouquet ol
sweet uinlets, and shall mai Them
to Mrs. Arp and illustrate my contin-
ned loyalty that neither latitude nor
louritude can lessen. Meridian la
dies are charming, and | love to iouk
at them, Of course.
Sweet ladies. sweet birds and sweet
flowers
Have not lost their sweetness to me,
hut whenever see them want to go
home, and that is the best sign OF
LOYALTY that ! know. | left Mrs. Arp
IN ,rlubIe She was greatly perplex-
ed, for she had to move and WAY not
there to plan ard to help. 1t is hlg
thing to move. We made start the
morning | come away, We loaded
two wagons and couldn't miss any
thing hardly. 1t Is a good thing to
have a house full of plUnder, but it f
an awful thing to move. They say
that three moves are equal to u fire,
but with careful hands DON'T think
we will lase much. | sent to Rome
for 'Tip---the faithful Tip-who has
moved more Romans than all the
rest, and knows exactly how to doiit,
and | tried to persuade Mrs. Arp to
go to town and stay away Until the
transfer was over and everything was
arranged in our new home, but she
wouldn't surrender. 1t will take all
The week, reckon Our grown up
daughters are off on a months visit,
our grown up boys have all left us,
and Carl and Jessie are in town at
school, and so there was nobody ieii
but the paternal and maternal auces-
tols. Just two--only two--to sit at
the table at meal time. One at the
head and the other at The foot. Il is
a short table now and when Mrs. Arp
makes my cohte / can take ii from
her hand. ihe very blessing that |
in"oIied upon the humble meal >oun-
ded lonesome. How we did miss the
merry chat Of children. How pleas
ant it is for u numerous family to
gather around the morning meal aud
talk over the work fo.' the day. How
welcome are the lamps that light UP
tie evening repast. Mrs. Arp saw
she had no appetite and ! had no hill
arity. 1t takes more than two to be
merry, especially if those two are on
the descending grade. We sat by the
fire aud gazed drcsmily at the con-
suming flames. We pondered over
the past with its comforts and It's sor-
rows, and our thoughts were running
In the same channel. Thirty-eight
years we had been mated and never
before had we sat Al the table or by
the iireside for a whole day by our
selves. And now was going too.
'We can't stand this" said I. "We
ioust move to town and board our
own children. l won't sleep in this
house another week without them. |
We will move" How quickly did my
wife break from her reverie. With Il
watery eye and u trembling voice she
said: "Sure enough ?n ''Ies,' said |.
~ will go to town in the morning and
rent house, knowSne we can get"
so | went to town and bought it; a |
pleasant house with beautiful oak
grove in front and the railroad in fail |
view. BY this time everything is
moved, reckon, and the mother and
children are happy. But the old
home is not given up. That is our
country seat. Our children have been
happy there, and they shall be happy
again. We will 60 out in fruit season
and stay week at time. Friday
evenings / can take the little chaps
out and stay until Sunday morning.
The orchard and vineyard and fish
pond are not to be given up. The
squirrels and rabbits and partridges
and possums are not to be neglected.
old John says he will take keer of
everything-mighty good keer. John
wanted to buy u shoat, and gave
him one. John wanted to buy calf
aud some seed taters and sheep or
two,and when told him he couldn't